A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
At a robot competition in China, humanoid robots ran a 100-meter sprint faster than Usain Bolt's previous world record. Multiple robots have now broken this record at the event. The development shows that robots can outperform humans in this athletic measure.
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9 sourcesA robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition
A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
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19 sourcesA robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition
Chinese Humanoid Robots Just Ran Faster Than Usain Bolt’s 100 Meter Record. Then They Crashed into a Wall
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5 sourcesA Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
Chinese humanoid robot smashes Bolt’s 100-meter record with stunning 9.39-second dash
Chinese humanoid robot breaks Usain Bolt's 100m dash record at 9.39 seconds
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Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
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The story so far
2 developments- Aug 22Chinese humanoid robots smash human records in 100m sprint and high jump at Beijing robot games
- Aug 25A Chinese humanoid robot sets a new 100-meter sprint record at Beijing Games
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